Way Back When

i remember when
we would sit and talk
we did the simple things
like going for a walk
we'd make eachother laugh
and get hyper and get weird
you elbowed a girl playing basketball
remember how i cheered

but then we had to grow up and i think now and then
how i wish things could be like way back when

before we had to change, way back when
before things got so strange, way back when
i wanna go back again
'cause i wish things could be like way back when

you would come over
almost every single day
and we'd make out
when we ran out of things to say
or we'd play cards at your house
yeah, i would play 'em, too
i always hated it
but i did it just for you

but then we had to grow up and i think now and then
how i wish things could be like way back when

before things got so strange, way back when
before we had to change, way back when
i wanna go back again
'cause i wish things could be like way back when

now it doesn't seem like i'm
a big part of your life
remember how we talked about
when you would be my wife
and then you made those other friends
and i didn't make a stink
but i found out about other things
and i don't know what to think

when we were in school we'd never
get to class on time
you'd rearrange your schedual
so it could be like mine
it seems like only yesterday
when you first stole my heart
please now can you tell me
when did we grow apart

it's too early to grow up, i wanna be a kid again
'cause i wish things could be like way back when

i wan't so confused way back when
i didn't feel abused way back when
i wanna go back again
'cause i wish things could be like way back
i wish things could be like way back
i wish things could be like way back when
oh, why can't things be like they were back then
'cause, i wish things could be like way back when